MSE500
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MSE500 - Fatigue, Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis
Course ID
043414
Course Description
This course will introduce the basic concepts of fatigue and fracture mechanics and the methods of conducting fatigue testing and failure analysis to engineering students. Topics will include: stress intensity factors, stress analysis using liner elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics (EPFM), Griffith criterion and CTOD (crack tip opening displacement) criterion, crack tip plastic zone for plane stress and plane strain conditions, energy release rate determination using G-curve, R-curve and J-integral, physics of fatigue crack initiation and propagation, and Miner's rule for predicting fatigue life and performance. Case histories in failure analysis and the role of metallography will also be discussed.
Min Units
3
Max Units
4
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
A course in mechanical behavior of materials is recommended.
May be convened with
MSE400
Component
Laboratory
Optional Component
Yes
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No